state attorneys general

Nine States to McConnell: Hands Off HISA In 'Lame Duck' Session

The attorneys general from nine states on Thursday implored United States Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell not to use the end-of-term 'lame-duck' session of Congress to ram through legislation that would tweak non-constitutionality issues with the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) by burying the measure within a much larger bill. "It has come to our attention that you are considering proposing language related to HISA in the Defense Spending Authorization Act or other end-of-year legislation," the AGs wrote to the senior senator from Kentucky in a Dec. 8 letter....

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